Stansted Airport trials new facial recognition gates
28.01.10
Stansted Airport has rolled out its new facial recognition security gates. Passengers with new biometric e-passports travelling to the UK via Stansted can use the Autogates being trialled in the arrivals area, which scan their face and check their passport photo in seconds – helping to save time waiting in what is normally a very long line.
The Autogates use a page scanner to validate British or European e-passports with an electronic chip and compare these to a live image of the passenger standing at the gate using biometric technology by measuring specific facial points – regardless of changes due to weight gain or loss, for example. If there is a match and the passenger clears security, with the automatic gates allowing them across the border.
After the trial, assuming it is successful, the UK Border Agency is expecting to roll-out Autogate systems to 10 additional UK airport terminals as part of the new £1.2 billion e-Borders system. They claim that it will cut wait times whist also allowing them to target terrorist suspects, known criminals and would-be illegal immigrants.
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